Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Courts of Common Pleas and Exchequer Chamber: With Tables of the Names of the Cases and the Principal Matters, Volume 2 |
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Page 283 - Easter term, when a verdict was found for the plaintiffs, subject to the opinion of the court, on a case...
Page 463 - In trover for certain goods, being household furniture, a verdict was found for the plaintiff, subject to the opinion of this Court on the following case.
Page 619 - The distinction is very clear, where mutual covenants go to the whole of the consideration on both sides, they are mutual conditions, the one precedent to the other. But where they go only to a part, where a breach may be paid for in damages, there the defendant has a remedy on his covenant, and shall not plead it as a condition precedent.
Page 502 - Sons lawfully issuing, the elder of such Sons and the Heirs Male of his Body to be always preferred and to take before the younger of such Son and Sons and the Heirs Male of his and their Bodies issuing; and for Default of such Issue...
Page 577 - ... hath not at any time heretofore made, done, committed, executed, or wilfully or knowingly suffered any act, deed, matter or thing whatsoever, whereby or by means whereof the said...
Page 532 - ... estate, shall state the account between them, and one debt may be set against another, and what shall appear to be due on either side on the balance of such account, and on setting such debts against one another, and no more, shall be claimed or paid on either side respectively.
Page 498 - Various reasons have been assigned for this rule, but that upon which it seems best founded is that a fact may be known to the subscribing witness, not within the knowledge or recollection of the obligor, and that he is entitled to avail himself of all the knowledge of the subscribing witness relative to the transaction.
Page 390 - ... still entitle himself to the whole freight, by forwarding the goods by some other means to the place of destination ; but he has no right to any freight if they be not so forwarded ; unless the forwarding them be dispensed with, or unless there be some new bargain upon this subject. If the ship-owner will not forward them, the freighter is entitled to them without paying anything.
Page 451 - ... in which, &c., and justly, &c., as for and in the name of a distress for the said rent, so due and in arrear to the said defendant as aforesaid, and which is still in arrear and unpaid.
Page 277 - In this country, however, it has been held, that the master may detain any part of the merchandise for the freight of all that is consigned to the same person (rt), which seems to be a more reasonable and convenient rule.